TF Tomb Contest 2014

One of the best parts about working on Team Fortress is that we have the ability to try new things. Sometimes this means "let's try making Halloween minigames that revolve around bumper cars!" and sometimes, like now, it means "let's try a new way of doing promotions".

Rather than working with the developers to have them produce some promotional content for the upcoming Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris that we hope you'll like, we're involving all of you guys directly — you who submit content to the Workshop and who vote on it.

Square Enix has agreed to open up the Tomb Raider IP so that we can have a contest. All of the Tomb Raider games are fair game, so if you've been waiting for your chance to put the heavy in short shorts, this is it. (Please don't do this.) You're welcome to pull from your favorite villains, heroes, levels, or any bit of lore. Because this upcoming game takes place in the classic Tomb Raider universe, we'd like to steer you towards the classic Lara games, rather than focusing on last year's "Tomb Raider".

The contest works like this:

Tomb Raider IP can only be used by Workshop submissions tagged with 'Tomb Raider', available after the next TF2 update

Each submission is limited to a maximum of two contributors

When the contest ends on November 20th, we'll select up to three winning entries

Winning entries will be used as the pre-purchase rewards for Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris on Steam

Normal Workshop terms apply, so outstanding entries may show up in the TF2 storeOfficial rules are available here

In addition to being featured as the Genuine-quality items awarded for pre-purchase, the contributors who submitted the winning entries will (subject to the contest terms above) get a free copy of the upcoming Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. And pretty much every Tomb Raider game available on Steam:

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Tomb Raider Anniversary

Tomb Raider I

Tomb Raider II

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation

Tomb Raider V: Chronicles

Tomb Raider VI: The Angel of Darkness

Tomb Raider VII: Legend

Tomb Raider VIII: UnderworldTomb Raider (2013)

In case that wasn't compelling enough, Square Enix has also agreed to grant the winners free copies of almost every one of their Steam games:

Anachronox

Battlestations Pacific

Battlestation Midway

Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain

Daikatana

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

Deus Ex: GOTYE

Deus Ex: Invisible War

Dungeon Siege

Dungeon Siege II

Dungeon Siege III

Front Mission Evolved

Final Fantasy III

Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy XIII

Hitman: Absolution

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Hitman 3: Contracts

Hitman: Blood Money

Hitman: Codename 47

Just Cause

Just Cause 2

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days

Murdered

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

Omikron

Pandemonium!

Quantum Conundrum

Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition

Startopia

Supreme Commander 2

The Last Remnant

Thief

Thief: The Dark Project / GOLD Edition

Thief II: The Metal AgeThief: Deadly Shadows

This contest runs through Thursday, November 20th, and we'll announce the winners a few days after that. Whether you're an experienced Workshop contributor or someone thinking about getting their feet wet for the first time, this is a great opportunity to check out the item import tool and get to work. If you aren't interested in submitting content of your own, we're still counting on you to head over to the Workshop and vote on the entries that you want to see in the game. Good luck!